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Basic Music Theory Terms
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When might you see a double flat in an interval?
Diminished Intervals
Minor Intervals
Major Intervals
Augmented Intervals
2
What are the five lines and four spaces that music is written on called?
Ledger Spaces
Staff
Ledger Lines
Pitches
3
What does fortissimo stand for?
Very Loud
Soft
Loud
Moderately Loud
4
What is Vivace?
Very slow
Moderately
Lively and Fast
Walking Speed
5
What is the note that the scale begins and ends on called?
Tetrachord
Keynote
Tonic
Keytone
6
What key signature has no sharps and no flats?
C
F
C sharp
D
7
What does a double bar with two dots in front of it mean?
Stop Playing
Pause or Rest
Repeat
The piece is finished
8
Where are the missing beats found after incomplete measures?
The last measure
Every measure
The next measure
There are no missing beats
9
What does Fine mean?
An added ending
The end
Repeat from the sign
Repeat from the beginning
10
What key signature has only one flat?
C
F
B flat
D
11
What does the bottom number stand for in a time signature?
That that is the note that receives one beat
That there are 4 beats in a measure
The Number of beats in a measure
That the eighth note receives one beat
12
What is this interval?
M4
d4
m4
P4
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What is this interval?
M3
A2
m2
A3
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What is Andante?
Running Speed
Walking Speed
Quickly, Cheerfully
Slow
15
What does an accent do?
Hold note for full value
Short and detached
Cancels Accidentals
Tells you to play louder with a special emphasis
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How many beats does one sixteenth rest get in common time?
1/16 of a beat
1/4 of a beat
1/2 of a beat
1 beat
17
What is the distance between C and D?
Neither
Whole step
Both
Half step
18
How many strong beats are there in 6/8 time in a fast tempo?
8
6
1
2
19
What does mezzo piano mean?
Moderately loud
A medium sized piano
Moderately Soft
soft
20
What does a diminuendo mean to do?
Gradually Faster
Gradually Slower
Gradually louder
Gradually softer
21
What is movable do?
When do is always C
When do is the keynote
When do is always the first note
When do is always the third note
22
What line number is this note on?
G
3
2
B
23
What does a dot do to a note?
Increases duration by half original value
Doubles it
Cuts it in half
Adds a beat to it
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What is this interval?
m6
M6
M7
m5
25
What is the G clef more commonly known as?
Treble Cleff
Grand Staff
Bass Clef
F Clef
26
What is Adagio?
Moderately
Slow
Lively and fast
Quickly, cheerfully
27
What is a chromatic scale?
WWHWWWH pattern
Entirely half steps
Entirely whole steps
WWHWWH Pattern
28
What key signature has only one sharp?
F
G
D
C
29
What is syncopation?
when the accent falls on the strong beat
when the accent falls on the weak beat
when I finally finish this quiz
when the time signature is changed
30
What is a tie?
Connects a note and a rest
Connects notes of the same pitch to lengthen note
Connects only eighth notes
Connects two notes of different pitches
31
What was the difficulty?
Too hard
Too easy
Worked for me
32
What is the maximum number of eighth notes you can have in one measure in common time?
3
16
4
8
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Did you notice any mistakes to be fixed?
Yes
I think I saw one
No
34
What note receives the beat in cut time?
Eighth Note
Quarter Note
Half Rest
Half Note
35
What does a fermata do?
Tells you to play louder with a special emphasis
Short and detached
Cancels Accidentals
Hold note for longer than normal value
36
What is the enharmonic note of F flat?
E
F
G
E flat
37
What does Dal Segno mean?
An added ending
Repeat from the sign
The end
Repeat from the beginning
38
How do you make a major interval minor?
Raise the top note by a half step
Lower the top note by two half steps
Lower the top note by a half step
Lower the top note by a whole step
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What are the lines used to extend the range of the staff called?
Ledger Lines
Bass Clef
Middle Notes
Grand Staff
